IEEE-USA “PRESENT AND FUTURE”

Presented by

DR. GARY L. BLANKIEEE-USA Vice-

President Career and Member

Services

September 8, 2012

Let’s pretend we are in the same room.

Outline

Part 1. Introductory Background Information

Part 2. Organization of IEEE-USA

Part 3. VP Responsibilities

Part 4. Why Be a Member?

Part 1 Introductory Background

InformationEDUCATION:

PhD University of Wisconsin, MadisonMS University of IdahoBS Illinois Institute of Technology

ALL DEGREES IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Part 1 Introductory Background Information(Continued)

1. ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONICS ENGINEER IN INDUSTRY specializing in Electronics, Controls, Power, Circuit Design.2. CONSULTANT (Industry, consulted for over 40 corporations and companies as clients).3. ENTREPRENEUR (started and helped-start several successful businesses).4. EMPLOYEE (Worked as an employee for Litton Guidance & Control Systems Div., Unisys, Teledyne, Honeywell)

Part 1 Introductory Background Information

(Continued)

5. ECE PROFESSOR (at Illinois Institute of Technology, Northern Illinois University, UCLA, Univ. of Florida, Marquette Univ.)

6. FE/PE EXAM, TEACHER OF REVIEW PREPARATORY COURSES

7. TECHNICAL SKILLS UPDATE TRAINER (INDUSTRY)

8. TEACH THE TEACHERS Hired by the U.S. DEPT. OF ENERGY: to design and conduct courses in SMART GRID/RENEWABLE ENERGY/ELECTRIC VEHICLES, and teach the teachers how to teach.

PART 2 ORGANIZATION OF IEEE-USA

REGIONS 1-6 U.S.A. 200,000-

REGIONS 7-10 OUTSIDE OF THE

U.S.A 200,000+

IEEE-USA PROGRAMSCareer & Member Services1) CareerNavigator with Online

Career Manager

2) IEEE-USA Salary Service with Online Calculator

3) Career-related Webinars and Ebooks

4) Consultants Networks (40+)

5) Consultants Fee Survey

6) Consultants Website/Database

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Gary BlankVice President,

Career & Member Services

(Region 4)

IEEE-USA PROGRAMS(cont’d)Career & Member Services

7. Employment Assistance

8. Salary Service

9. Employment Networks (New)

10. Entrepreneurs Village

11. High Tech Start-Ups

12. Entrepreneurs Networks(New)

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Gary BlankVice President,

Career & Member Services

(Region 4)

IEEE-USA PROGRAMS(cont’d)Career & Member Services13. Career Workshops (MAW)

(New)

14. Future Media Skills

15. Licensure & Registration (S/W New)

16. Professional & Career Webinars

17. K-12 STEM Literacy

18. TISP & CONFERENCES

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Gary BlankVice President,

Career & Member Services

(Region 4)

Communications & Public Awareness

http://www.ieeeusa.org/communications/

Awards & Recognitions IEEE-USA In Action IEEE-USA Today’s Engineer Career/Professional Ebooks National Engineers Week E-Week Family Day Mass Media Fellowship Student Video Competition Media Relations

11

Nita PatelVice President,

Communications & Public Awareness

(Region 1)

Government Relations

12

Keith GrzelakVice President,Gov’t Relations

(Region 6)

• Policy Advocacy

• Congressional Briefings

• Government Fellowships (State/Congress)

• Washington Internships (WISE)

• Grassroots Advocacy (Visits/Fly-Ins)

• Eye on Washington Newsletter

Highlights – Gov’t Relations Skilled Immigration Reform

Research and Development

Small Business Innovation.

Congressional Caucuses

Congressional Briefings

Inventors Rights

13

Professional Activitieshttp://www.ieeeusa.org/volunteers/pace/

• PACE Network • Student Professional

Awareness • IEEE-USA Annual Meeting• Professional Development

Seminars and PACE Webinars

14

James LookVice President,

Professional Activities(Region 5)

R1-R6 Membership Revitalization Initiative and

IEEE-USA

15

IEEE-USA ON-LINE CAREER MANAGEREMPLOYMENT NETWORKSIEEE METRO WORKSHOPS (Career Track Support)

Ed KirchnerChair, IEEE-USA Employment & Career Services Committeeed.kirchner@ieee.org

Gary BlankIEEE-USA, Vice President, Career & Member Servicesg.l.blank@iee.org

IP PROFESSIONALS

Evelyn HirtChair, Ad Hoc IP Professionals Committeee.hirt@ieee.org

PART 2 ORGANIZATION (continued)

4 Vice-Presidents Career & Member Services (Gary Blank) $$

Communications and Public Awareness $

Government Relations $

Professional Activities (PACE) $

*Innovation Institute

PART 3 –VP of CAREER & MEMBER SERVICES

5 COMMITTEES

C1. Licensure and Registration C2. K-12 STEM LiteracyC3. Employment and Career ServicesC4. Entrepreneurs ActivitiesC5. AICN Consultants Networks

PART 3 – VP of CAREER & MEMBER SERVICES

(continued)C1. RESPONSIBLE FOR LICENSURE AND REGISTRATION COMMITTEE

• HELP THE NCEES (National Examiners)

• PROVIDE INPUT FOR FE AND PE EXAMS

• PROVIDE REVIEW COURSES FOR OUR MEMBERS

• PUBLISH AN E-BOOK on LICENSURE & REGISTRATION FOR OUR MEMBERS

• INTRODUCTION OF SOFTWARE ENGINEERING AS A NEW PE OPTION

ANNOUNCING:PE IN

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

C2. RESPONSIBLE FOR K-12 STEM LITERACY ACTIVITIES

• MANY PRE-COLLEGE PROJECTS IN ALL 6 REGIONS

• USA SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FESTIVAL IN WASHINGTON DC, APRIL 27-29, 2012

• TISP (Teachers In Service Program)• UPCOMING FIRST CONFERENCE FOR

TEACHERS & ADMINISTRATORS (by the K-12 STEM Committee)

PART 3 –VP of CAREER & MEMBER SERVICES (continued)

COMING 2013! K-12 STEM FIRST CONFERENCE FOR ADMINISTRATORS

AND TEACHERS

PART 3 –VP of CAREER & MEMBER SERVICES

C3. RESPONSIBLE FOR EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER SERVICES COMMITTEE

• DOZENS OF PRODUCTS/PROGRAMS

• SALARY SURVEY SERVICES• METRO AREA WORKSHOPS• EMPLOYMENT NETWORKS

(ORIGINATED by GARY BLANK)• SECTIONS FORMING NETWORKS

(NEW) WITH MGA FUNDING

INCREASED FUNDING FOR SECTIONS TO FORM

EMPLOYMENT NETWORKS

PART 3 – VP of CAREER & MEMBER SERVICES (continued)

C4. RESPONSIBLE FOR ENTREPRENEURS ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE

– FORMED ALLIANCES WITH SBA AND SCORE – SECTIONS ARE NOW FORMING ENTREPRENEUR

NETWORKS (NEW, JUST STARTED)– COMMITTEE & STAFF MET WITH SENATOR OLYMPIA

SNOWE & FEDERAL OFFICIALS TO PROMOTE SMALL HIGH-TECH BUSINESSES.

– STAFF PARTICIPATED IN WHITE HOUSE ADMINISTRATION’S CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE INITIATIVE.

Part 3 – VP, Career and Member Services (C4 Continued)

ENTREPRENEURS ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE

• IEEE-USA Members Can Download E-Books• TECH MATCH – IEEE-USA Members can Have

Business Proposals Reviewed by Experts• LINKED IN – Network with IEEE Entrepreneurial

Colleagues• IEEE-USA – Entrepreneurs Achievement Award• Find Local Networks, Resources, and Events• Attend Webinars on Small Business

Fundamentals

RAPIDLY APPEARING: IEEE-USA

ENTREPRENEURS NETWORKS IN MANY

SECTIONS

PART 3 – VP of CAREER & MEMBER SERVICES (continued)

C5. RESPONSIBLE FOR CONSULTANTS (AICN COORDINATING COMMITTEE)

– AICN Networks (now have 40+ Networks in the USA and 6 overseas)

– Almost ½ of all Networks Started Up by Gary Blank

– GB Trains Members to Start & Expand a Successful Consulting Practice (workshop)

– Involved in the Development of IEEE website and Database (for marketing consultants’ services)

BREAKTHROUGH! IEEE CONSULTANTS ACHIEVE

EXTRA-ORDINARY STATUS

PART 3 – VP of CAREER & MEMBER SERVICES

(continued)

How we help our members to market their services.As time permits, an on-line demonstration of how clients in industry find IEEE consultants in the IEEE-USA Consultants Database.

CLIENTS FINDING IEEE CONSULTANTS ON THE IEEE-

USA CONSULTANTS DATABASE

PART 3 – VP of CAREER & MEMBER SERVICES

(continued)

AFFINITY GROUPSLife Members LMWomen In Engineering WIEGraduates Of Last Decade GOLDConsultants Networks AICN

Part 4. Why Be a Member?

ADVICE GIVEN TO MEBe a MemberParticipateVolunteerGiveBe a LeaderWatch the Returns

Part 4. BENEFITS1. KEEP TECHNICALLY CURRENTe-BooksMember Digital LibrarySocietiesSpecturm MagazineXplore AbstractsProceedingsConferencesWebinars

Part 4. BENEFITS2. CAREER RESOURCES AND RECOGNITIONCareer Alert, Asset Manager, NavigatorEmployment NavigatorEmployment NetworksEntrepreneurs VillageJob SiteWomen In EngineeringMember ElevationInstitute NewsletterToday’s Engineer

Part 4. BENEFITS

3. PROFESSIONAL NETWORKINGSimilar InterestsConsultants NetworksEmployment NetworksEntrepreneur NetworksGOLD

Part 4. BENEFITS

4. CONTINUING EDUCATIONMentoringPreparation for ExamsShort Courses

Part 4. BENEFITS5. DISCOUNTSCar RentalDell ComputersFed ExHP ProductsCredit CardsInsurancesMoving and StorageMOZY On-Line Back-upWiley-IEEE Press Discounts

Part 4. BENEFITS

6. HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMSMany Opportunities to Volunteer

ENDORSEMENT OF POPULAR IEEE-USA PAST PRESIDENT

To: IEEE-USA Members:

“I was the President of IEEE-USA in 2003. I met Dr. Gary Blank when he joined the Board of Directors that year as the IEEE-USA Vice-President of Member Activities. He immediately got my attention, the Board’s, and the IEEE-USA members as an outstanding leader, hard worker, organizer, and is very reliable. He continues to this day. I have followed his activities over the years. In my opinion he is the perfect candidate for the Presidency of IEEE-USA. He is bringing some exciting and fresh ideas. I enthusiastically endorse him.”

/s/ Jim Leonard

http://ieee-aess.org/contacts/officers/james-v-leonard

FUTURE

August 15, 2012

3 RULES

HERE ARE THREE RULES FOR VOTING

RULE 1IF YOU SEE A BLANK ON THE BALLOT

VOTE FOR IT

THREE RULES FOR VOTING (continued)

RULE 1IF YOU SEE A BLANK ON THE BALLOT, VOTE FOR THE BLANK:

GARY BLANKx

THREE RULES FOR VOTING(continued)

RULE 2IF YOU ARE TRYING TO REMEMBER HOW TO VOTE AND YOUR MEMORY GOES BLANK . . .

VOTE FOR THE BLANK

THREE RULES FOR VOTING(continued)

RULE 2IF YOU ARE TRYING TO REMEMBER HOW TO VOTE, AND YOUR MEMORY GOES BLANK . . VOTE WITH YOUR MEMORY

GARY BLANKx

THREE RULES FOR VOTING(continued)

RULE 3IF YOUR MEMORY DRAWS A BLANK

THREE RULES FOR VOTING(continued)

RULE 3VOTE FOR DR. NOTHING

GARY BLANKx

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